Duncan Hames: The question of who benefits from the proposals, and by how much, depends on the assumptions made about the potential maximum outlay on care home residents under the existing arrangements. That may change as the length of time for which people live in care increases. Does the Minister accept that if the implementation of the proposals is to be progressive, both now and in the future, the Government will need to test, and keep under review, their assumptions about the longest likely duration of care in homes?